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On June 14, motorcycle riders are encouraged to gather at the Thornhill Baptist Church parking lot on Holmes Street across from the Family Dollar Shopping Center in Frankfort at 4:45 p.m.
The Sisters Act Owen County Relay for Life team will host a charity fund-raising motorcycle ride that will end up at the Owen County Relay For Life event.
The ride departs at 5:15 p.m. toward the Owen County Park, which is located on the northern side of Owenton on Fairgrounds Road.

By David Lilly
For the News-Herald
Every state is at some risk of tornadoes and the damage that they leave behind. Some tornadoes are clearly visible, while rain or nearby low-hanging clouds may obscure others.
Occasionally, tornadoes develop so rapidly that little, if any, advance warning is possible.
To begin preparing for any disaster, you should build an emergency kit and make a family communications plan.

Thirty-two contestants representing local scholarship pageants from across the state will be vying for the title of Miss Kentucky 2013 and this year one of the semi-finalists will be determined by the public, rather than the panel of judges.

The families of Clayton and Amanda Cook would like to announce their recent graduation from Western Kentucky University.
Clayton graduated cum laude with a B.S. in civil engineering.
Amanda graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in chemistry and a B.S. in science and math education.
Both Clayton and Amanda studied abroad and graduated from the Honors College at WKU. Clayton received the John Russell Civil Engineering Award and Amanda received the Secondary SkyTeach Senior Award.

The Owen County High School class of 2013 took its final walk across the stage during Saturday’s graduation, but it won’t be a class that principal Duane Kline will soon forget.
“This was my first graduating class here in Owen County,” Kline said. “And I don’t know if I could’ve asked for a better one … absolutely exceptional.”

By Mary Alford
N-H Staff Writer
Collin Trammel ran his way into the record books with a blistering 200-meter sprint that shattered a state record and won him a first place finish in the Class A Kentucky State Track and Field Championships in Louisville last week.
“It felt pretty awesome,” the Owen County High School senior said after finishing the 200-meter dash in 21.92 seconds. “It was pretty much my main goal to make a name for Owen County and myself.”

BY MOLLY HAINES
N-H Staff Writer
An Owen County man recently pleaded guilty to stealing two vehicles on two separate occasions.
In a plea agreement reached in Owen Circuit Court, Thomas Williams, 34, pled guilty to stealing a silver 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck and a maroon 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck.
According to court documents, the 1997 red pickup was stolen from West Seminary Street in Owenton on March 1. The 2008 silver pickup was stolen from North Madison Street on March 8.

A first reading by the Owenton City Council amending five ordinances annexing five roads into the city limits was held May 21.
Owenton Mayor Doug West said when the ordinances were taken to be filed at the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office in Frankfort, he was notified that the five ordinances were incorrectly worded.
“(The ordinances) had to be worded a certain way and they weren’t,” West said.